In Tamil Nadu, the total Covid-19 infection has gone up to over 3 lakh 91 thousand with 5951 news infections reported yesterday.<br />''<br />'' Meanwhile, the admission process for undergraduate engineering, arts and science in the state has reached a crucial phase. For engineering, 20 percent more applications have been registered this year as compared to last year, says a Directorate of Technical Education data. Over 1.6 lakh students have applied for B.E. and B.Tech courses.<br />'' <br />''This year, for the government run arts and science colleges also, applications were solicited online, enabling students from one place to apply for colleges in another place of their choice. Nearly 3.17 lakh students have applied for arts and science courses. Though the pandemic has forced the colleges to remain closed and coaching to be held online, the race for admission remains intense. <br />